Food Phrases
Food in Somali
16 English to Somali food phrases with pronunciation and usage notes.
Food phrase list
16 phrasesEnglish
Breakfast
Somali
Quraac
/koo-raah/
Morning meal
English
Can I have tea?
Somali
Ma heli karaa shaah?
/mah hay-lee kah-rah shah/
Requesting tea
English
Can I have the menu?
Somali
Ma arki karaa liiska?
/mah ar-kee kah-rah lees-kah/
Requesting a menu
English
Dinner
Somali
Casho
/ah-show/
Evening meal
English
Do you have vegetarian food?
Somali
Ma haysaa cunto khudradeed?
/mah hay-sah oon-toh kood-rah-dayd/
Asking about vegetarian options
English
How is the food?
Somali
Sidee ayay cuntadu tahay?
/see-day ah-yay oon-tah-doo ta-hay/
Asking about food quality
English
I am full
Somali
Waan dheregsanahay
/waan deh-reg-sah-nah-hay/
Expressing being full after eating
English
I am hungry
Somali
Waan gaajoonayaa
/waan gah-joh-nah-yah/
Expressing hunger
English
I am thirsty
Somali
Waan harraadsanahay
/waan hah-raad-sah-nah-hay/
Expressing thirst
English
I would like water
Somali
Waxaan rabaa biyo
/wah-haan rah-bah bee-yoh/
Asking for water
English
Lunch
Somali
Qado
/kah-doh/
Midday meal
English
No sugar please
Somali
Sonkor ma rabo fadlan
/son-kor mah rah-boh fad-lan/
Declining sugar
English
Spicy food
Somali
Cunto basbaas leh
/oon-toh bas-bas leh/
Referring to spicy food
English
The bill please
Somali
Fadlan biilka
/fad-lan beel-kah/
Requesting the bill
English
The food is delicious
Somali
Cuntadu waa macaan
/oon-tah-doo wah mah-aan/
Complimenting food
English
This is tasty
Somali
Tan waa macaan
/tan wah mah-aan/
Complimenting taste
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